South Africa

Plettenberg Bay – A dead killer whale has washed up on the shore in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape. “It washed up on the beach dead and then was removed by the [municipal] cleansing department,” National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said. “Samples of it have been taken away by …

Vanderbijlpark – Fanie du Preez, the man accused of murdering his wife and two teenage children, is expected to be back in court where he will formally apply for bail on Tuesday. Du Preez, 39, appeared briefly in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court last week where the case was postponed. At …

Pretoria – Newly appointed Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister David van Rooyen will address the media for the first time since he was shifted from the finance portfolio four days after he was appointed. Last week Wednesday, President Jacob Zuma announced in a statement that he was replacing …

Cape Town – Four days into the City of Cape Town’s festive season road safety initiative, 180 public transport vehicles have already been found to be unroadworthy. On the positive side, most of the vehicles stopped and checked were roadworthy, the City said on Monday. Safety checks on 628 vehicles …

Pietermaritzburg – At least 40 passengers were lucky to escape from a burning bus on Edendale Road in Pietermaritzburg on Monday, paramedics said. It was not clear what caused the bus to catch alight, ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing said. “It is understood that the occupants of the bus managed to …

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma signed the Criminal Matters Amendment Act, 2015, into law on Monday, the Presidency said, a move that spells bad news for cable and scrap metal thieves. The act amends the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, and introduces harsher sentences for the destruction of essential infrastructure and …